BEWARE of these Natural Oils!

[Verbena]

Getting back to the original question though. . . Tea tree oil is not safe for dogs. It is not safe and it just should not be in dog toothpaste. . . . Not rocket science . . . . Some places just get on the herbal bandwagon and really do not pay attention to what is right in front of them. It is all about the bottom line. It is our job to then to point it out. And that is what you are doing. Great job!

[YorkieSpirit1]

I got another response from Kissable Toothpaste when I asked how much tea tree oil is in a tube of toothpaste:

There is 1/2 of 1% of tee tree oil in the final formula. The tube is 2 oz so it has .01oz of tea tree oil. A drop is considered 1/480 of an oz. of water. However, the toothpaste is MUCH thicker than water so a drop would be much larger. If we assume that the toothpaste is 3x as thick as water (which is grossly underestimated, as 3x thicker than water is more of a shampoo consistency), then a tube of toothpaste equates to 320 drops. So in the entire tube of toothpaste, there would be 3.2 drops. Again, this is not an accurate equation – more of a guesstimate. The amount of tea tree oil is actually much less than this because toothpaste is much thicker than water. Again, the toothpaste has been tested extensively and has been proven safe for dogs and cats. So your dog would have to consume more than two tubes of toothpaste at one time to come even close to the 7 drops.

Another thing to think about is the Fluoride that we use in our own toothpaste. This ingredient is actually toxic to humans in large quantities much like tea tree oil would be to dogs. In small does fluoride is beneficial to our teeth and so is tea tree oil to dogs.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,

Casey Cook
Operations Manager

casey@EcoWellDog.com
Phone: (512) 442-3647 Fax: 512-532-6434

[Princes mom]

Great info! Ok, so what is everyone doing with their full bottles of shampoo or conditioner that contains tea tree oil or aloe?

[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

Great info! Ok, so what is everyone doing with their full bottles of shampoo or conditioner that contains tea tree oil or aloe?

Shampoos are relatively safe, it's highly diluted (not the groomer's shampoo, as those are concentrated)...but it's hard to keep them from drinking their soapy bath water like Kristin mentioned!

Tee tree oil is harmful if ingested in pure oil form. In the case of aloe, ingesting the plant itself or in concentrated form like a gel is toxic.

Shampoo that contains d-limonene, never use this product intended for dogs on cats & never use together w/a natural pyrethin flea shampoo that also contains piperonyl butoxide, as the toxic effects of citrus oils can increase.

If you don't feel comfortable using products that contain the items of concern, just toss it.